Where does “반치음” come from?

반치음 (Korean) comes from Chinese 半, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan par — to trade; to buy; to sell.

반치음 (Korean): the obsolete Korean consonant ㅿ, representing a voiced fricative (reconstructed as; later corresponding to Mandarin)

Definitions

  1. the obsolete Korean consonant ㅿ, representing a voiced fricative (reconstructed as; later corresponding to Mandarin)

Ancestry of “반치음”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese半—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanparto trade; to buy; to sell
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan par →Every word from Chinese 半 →
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